This week, the Pentagon held its first ever Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Month Event, nine months after the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy officially ended government-sanctioned discrimination against gays serving in the military.

LGBT pride is celebrated every June, commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall riots on June 28, 1969 — the start of the modern gay rights movement and remembers the struggles and victories of the movement. Today, this “out and proud” mentality emphasizes a culture and community of diversity, tolerance, fashion and flare.

From drag queens to biker chicks, here’s a look at LGBT pride parades, street festivals, and political rallies around the world this month. Some of the following may not be suitable for young children, so parental discretion is advised.

Washington D.C.: Members of the audience watch a video message from U.S. President Barack Obama during an event to observe the “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month” June 26, 2012 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. It was the first-ever LGBT event held at the Pentagon. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Salt Lake City: Penelope Pap Smear, his parade name, marches in a gay pride parade June 3, 2012. Over 300 active Mormons and more than 5,000 members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community with their supporters marched in the parade as part of the Utah Pride Festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Baltimore: The High Heel race kicks off the parade along Charles Street June 16, 2012. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Guadalajara: A participant paints his face before taking part in a parade celebrating sexual diversity June 23, 2012. Thousands of members and supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community took part in the event on Saturday. (Alejandro Acosta/Reuters)

New York: Governor Andrew Cuomo (C-L) and NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn (C-R) march in the Gay Pride March on June 24, 2012. The annual civil rights demonstration commemorates the Stonewall riots of 1969, which erupted after a police raid on a gay bar, the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

Mexico City: A participant holds up a placard during the Gay Pride Parade, in front of the Angel of Independence column June 2, 2012. Thousand of gays, lesbians, transsexuals and supporters took part in the parade. The placard reads, “I’m gay and I love.” (Henry Romero/Reuters)

Tel Aviv: Women hold a rainbow flag from a roof-top during an annual Gay Pride parade June 8, 2012. Revelers paraded in the streets of Israel’s free-wheeling city of Tel Aviv, which has become a Mediterranean hotspot for gay tourism, ending their celebration with a party on the beach. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)

Sao Paulo: A huge rainbow flag is unfolded during the annual gay pride parade on June 10, 2012. About 3 million people were expected to take part in the parade under the 2012 theme “Homophobia has cure.” (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

Split: Participants march during the second Gay Pride parade June 9, 2012. Several hundred participants attended the Split Gay Pride parade on the eastern shores of Croatia. (Antonio Bronic/Reuters)

New York: Marchers participate in the Gay Pride Parade on June 24, 2012. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)

Salt Lake City: Crystal Price (L) and her partner Jenni Anderson watch marchers in a gay pride parade June 3, 2012. Over 300 active Mormons and more than 5,000 members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community with their supporters marched in the parade as part of the Utah Pride Festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Warsaw: People hold a giant rainbow flag as they take part in a gay pride parade on June 2, 2012. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty Images)

Monterrey: A participant takes part in a parade celebrating sexual diversity June 23, 2012. Thousands of members and supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community took part in the event on Saturday. (Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

Mexico City: A participant gestures during the Gay Pride Parade June 2, 2012. Thousands of gays, lesbians, transsexuals and supporters took part in the parade. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

Washington D.C.: Members of the audience listen during an event to observe the “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month” June 26, 2012 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. It was the first-ever LGBT event held at the Pentagon. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Riga: A man is arrested after throwing eggs at participants in the Baltic Gay Pride parade on June 2, 2012. The annual event is meant to promote gay rights in this ex-Soviet state, now a member of the European Union, where publicly expressed negative views of homosexuality are common. (Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images)

New York: A marcher participates in the Gay Pride Parade on June 24, 2012. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)

Zagreb: Riot police secure a gay pride parade June 16, 2012. About a thousand participants attended the Zagreb Gay Pride parade in the capital and largest city in Croatia. (Antonio Bronic/Reuters)

Istanbul: A participant blows a kiss during a gay pride parade June 24, 2012. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

Santiago: People hold signs reading “Your sexuality = A fundamental right” as they take part in a demonstration for a law for equal rights of the gay, lesbian and transsexual community on June 23, 2012. (Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)

Zagreb: Participants take part on June 16, 2012 in a Gay Pride parade. Some 2,000 people took part on June 16 in a gay-rights march on Croatia’s capital, calling on the government to boost the rights of same-sex couples in the largely conservative EU-bound country. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)

New York: Rainbow balloons make their way down Fifth Avenue during the Gay Pride March on June 24, 2012. The annual civil rights demonstration commemorates the Stonewall riots of 1969, which erupted after a police raid on a gay bar, the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

Salt Lake City: Practicing Mormon Chad Smith and his daughters Kathryn (C), 6, and Olivia, 4, attend a gay pride parade June 3, 2012. Over 300 active Mormons and more than 5,000 members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community with their supporters marched in the parade as part of the Utah Pride Festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Washington D.C.: A U.S. service member sits in the audience during an event to observe “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month” June 26, 2012 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. It was the first-ever LGBT event held at the Pentagon. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Sao Paulo: An attendee with rainbow-coloured lips poses for a picture during the annual gay pride parade on June 10, 2012. About 3 million people are expected to take part in the parade under the theme of 2012 “Homophobia has cure.” (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

Guatemala City: Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community pass by a cathedral during the XII Parade of Sexual Diversity June 23, 2012. (Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters)

Berlin: Revelers pose during the Christopher Street Day parade June 23, 2012. The annual street parade parade is a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lifestyles and denounces discrimination and exclusion. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)

Salt Lake City: Members of Queer Utah Aquatic Club dance in a gay pride parade June 3, 2012. Over 300 active Mormons and more than 5,000 members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community with their supporters marched in the parade as part of the Utah Pride Festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Florida Keys: Revelers carry a 100-foot-long rainbow flag, a symbol of gay pride, down Duval Street in Key West, Florida on June 10, 2012, as a facet of a parade to mark the end of the five-day Key West Pride festival that celebrates the subtropical island’s acceptance and diversity. (Carol Tedesco/AFP PHOTO/Florida Keys News Bureau)

Thessaloniki: Participants stand in front of a police formation during a gay parade in northern Greece June 23, 2012. Several protesters against the parade, which took place for the first time in the city, gathered in an attempt to block the event from happening. (Grigoris Siamidis/Reuters)

New York: A protestor holds signs against same-sex marriage during the 2012 New York Gay Pride parade on June 24, 2012. The 43rd-annual parade with more than 500,000 people is part of Gay Pride week. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

Monterrey: Participants on a vehicle take part in a parade celebrating sexual diversity June 23, 2012. Thousands of members and supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community took part in the event on Saturday. (Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

Athens: A Christian woman displays a holy icon during the gay pride parade on June 9, 2012. Some 1000 people took part at a march organized by Greece’s gay and lesbian community, with the main slogan “love me, its for free.” (Louisa Goulia-Maki, Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

Salt Lake City: Participants march with rainbow-colored dragons in a gay pride parade June 3, 2012. Over 300 active Mormons and more than 5,000 members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community with their supporters marched in the parade as part of the Utah Pride Festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

New York: Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2012 New York Gay Pride parade on June 24, 2012. The 43rd-annual parade with more than 500,000 people is part of Gay Pride week. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

Berlin: Revelers wearing flowers on their heads talk at the fringes of the Christopher Street Day parade June 23, 2012. The annual street parade parade is a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lifestyles and denounces discrimination and exclusion. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)

New York: A marcher rides down 5th Avenue during the 2012 New York Gay Pride parade on June 24, 2012. The 43rd-annual parade with more than 500,000 people is part of Gay Pride week. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

Split: Gay Pride activists wave rainbow flags as they participate in a Gay rights march on the eastern shores of Croatia on June 9, 2012. More than 300 people — many carrying rainbow flags, a symbol of gay activism — marched through the city while some 900 riot police secured the parade. (Hrvoje POLAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Monterrey: A participant takes part in a parade celebrating sexual diversity June 23, 2012. Thousands of members and supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community took part in the event on Saturday. (Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

Athens: A Drag Queen marches during a Gay Pride event on June 9, 2012. Some 1000 people took part at a march organized by Greece’s gay and lesbian community, with the main slogan “love me, its for free.” (Louisa Goulia-Maki, Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

Thessaloniki: A participant stands amidst police officers during a gay parade in northern Greece June 23, 2012. Several protesters against the parade, which took place for the first time in the city, gathered in an attempt to block the event from happening. (Grigoris Siamidis/Reuters)

New York: A marcher walks down 5th Avenue during the 2012 New York Gay Pride parade on June 24, 2012. The 43rd-annual parade with more than 500,000 people is part of Gay Pride week. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

Berlin: A reveler waves the rainbow flag during the Christopher Street Day parade June 23, 2012. The annual street parade parade is a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lifestyles and denounces discrimination and exclusion. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)

New York: Grand Marshall Cyndi Lauper rides down 5th Avenue during the 2012 New York City’s Gay Pride on June 24, 2012. The 43rd-annual parade with more than 500,000 people is part of Gay Pride week. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

Berlin: A poster featuring Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is displayed during protests against Russia’s policies on homosexuality during the annual Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade on June 23, 2012. Gays and lesbians all around the world are celebrating the Christopher Street Day gay and lesbian pride parade, arguably the most important date in their calendar. (John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images)

Athens: A participant of the Gay Pride event waves a rainbow flag by police protecting the Greek parliament on June 9, 2012. Some 1000 people took part at a march organized by Greece’s gay and lesbian community, with the main slogan “love me, its for free.” (Louisa Goulia-Maki, Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

New York: A marcher walks down 5th Avenue during the 2012 New York Gay Pride parade on June 24, 2012. The 43rd-annual parade with more than 500,000 people is part of Gay Pride week. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

Berlin: Participants dance during the annual Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade on June 23, 2012. Gays and lesbians all around the world are celebrating the Christopher Street Day gay and lesbian pride parade, arguably the most important date in their calendar. (John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images)

New York: Revelers kiss in front of the Stonewall Inn during the Gay Pride March on June 24, 2012. The annual civil rights demonstration commemorates the Stonewall riots of 1969, which erupted after a police raid on a gay bar, the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

Guatemala City: A masked member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, bearing the rainbow flag, looks on during the XII Parade of Sexual Diversity June 23, 2012. (Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters)

Salt Lake City: Revelers ride in a float during the gay pride parade June 3, 2012. Over 300 active Mormons and more than 5,000 members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community with their supporters marched in the parade as part of the Utah Pride Festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

New York: Revelers dance in front of the Stonewall Inn during the Gay Pride March on June 24, 2012. The annual civil rights demonstration commemorates the Stonewall riots of 1969, which erupted after a police raid on a gay bar, the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

New York: Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2012 New York Gay Pride parade on June 24, 2012. The 43rd-annual parade with more than 500,000 people is part of Gay Pride week. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

Santiago: Thousands of people take part in a demonstration for a law for equal rights of the gay, lesbian and transsexual community on June 23, 2012. (Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)

Mexico City: People take part in the Gay Pride Parade on June 2, 2012. (Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

New York: A girl hi-fives reveler as she marches in the Gay Pride March on June 24, 2012. The annual civil rights demonstration commemorates the Stonewall riots of 1969, which erupted after a police raid on a gay bar, the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

Berlin: Participants take part in the annual Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade on June 23, 2012. Gays and lesbians all around the world are celebrating the Christopher Street Day gay and lesbian pride parade, arguably the most important date in their calendar. (John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images)

Santiago: A gay couple holds a sign reading “I am not gay, my boyfriend is” during a demonstration for a law for equal rights on June 23, 2012. (Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)

New York: Actor George Takei rides down 5th Avenue during the 2012 New York City’s Gay Pride June 24, 2012. The 43rd-annual parade with more than 500,000 people is part of gay pride week. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

Riga: People hold placards during the Baltic Gay Pride parade on June 2, 2012. The annual event is meant to promote gay rights in this ex-Soviet state, now a member of the European Union, where publicly expressed negative views of homosexuality are common. (Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images)

Thessaloniki: Participants of the first gay pride march through the city on June 23, 2012. Thousands of people took part in a march organized by Greece’s gay and lesbian community in northern Greek. The bishop of the city of Thessaloniki opposed the city’s first-ever Gay Pride march this Friday and Saturday, calling the residents of the northern port city to protest the event, which is upheld in most cities of Europe to campaign against discrimination. (Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP/Getty Images)

Tel Aviv: Israeli drag queens and gogos dancers dance on a truck during the opening of the annual Gay Pride parade in the Mediterranean city on June 8, 2012. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)

Berlin: A participant poses for a photo before the annual Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade on June 23, 2012. Gays and lesbians all around the world are celebrating the Christopher Street Day gay and lesbian pride parade, arguably the most important date in their calendar. (John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images)

Sao Paulo: Revelers enjoy the annual Gay Pride Parade on June 10, 2012. About 3 million people were expected to take part in the parade under the 2012 theme “Homophobia has cure.” (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

Warsaw: A child tries to catch color balloons attached to a man taking part in a gay pride parade on June 2, 2012. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty Images)

New York: Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2012 New York Gay Pride parade on June 24, 2012. The 43rd-annual parade with more than 500,000 people is part of Gay Pride week. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

Sao Paulo: Revelers enjoy the annual Gay Pride Parade on June 10, 2012. About 3 million people were expected to take part in the parade under the 2012 theme “Homophobia has cure.” (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

As Maryland continues to gear up for a gay marriage question on the ballot this fall, another snack food has taken sides on the issue.

Following in the footsteps of Ben & Jerry’s gay marriage ice cream flavor, Oreo is showing support for same-sex couples with a rainbow cookie.

The “Pride” cookie isn’t something people can buy — at least not yet. Rather, the company released a picture of it Monday on its Facebook page. The rainbow layered Oreo with the tagline “Pride” garnered more than 145,000 likes and nearly 35,000 shares in less than a day.

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